i got an D-Link DWA-140 Wifi Adapter with RT2870 Chipset. I connect it to my Windows 7 and installed the driver. Then startet the Backtrack 4 VMWare and started "startx". In the console I typed iwconfig -a. But it says "No such device".

How to install RT2870 Chipset into BT4 VM to work with aircrack?

Best regards from germany.

01-18-2010, 02:24 AM

clutch

Re: Noob asks: How to install RT2870 Chipset into BT4 VMWare?

If you're just typing iwconfig -a its always going to say "No such device". You're telling it to look for an interface called -a, which doesn't exist. What does it say when you just type iwconfig?

01-18-2010, 02:37 AM

forenmeister

Re: Noob asks: How to install RT2870 Chipset into BT4 VMWare?

It says:

Code:

root@bt:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

What to do now?

Thanks for reply!

01-23-2010, 04:06 AM

Aleks

Re: Noob asks: How to install RT2870 Chipset into BT4 VMWare?

It would appear that one of two things (or maybe both)is going on:
Firstly it is possible that the virtual machine is not seeing the USB device. You need to check that the USB passthrough is correctly setup to ensure the VM interfaces directly with the usb port. Also worth checking you have installed the VMWare tools as detailed here: BT4 VM Install

Let me know how you get on as I am considering buying a card with that chipset.

Aleks

01-23-2010, 12:19 PM

tngage

Re: Noob asks: How to install RT2870 Chipset into BT4 VMWare?

RT2870 chipset
It's a Ralink chipset and it doesn't work well in aircrack-ng... I've tried many USB wifi adapters with RT2870 chipset :p
You might buy another one with Realtek 8187L chipset. It really work well in BT4 (Pre and Final)